Events & Programs

Every year the University of Maryland Art Gallery offers a variety of FREE exhibition related events and programs for all audiences. The following is the most up-to-date list for the 2017-2018 academic year:

GALLERY TALK &

COFFEE HAPPY HOUR

Join Dr. Mary Morton, Curator and Head of the Department of French Painting at the National Gallery of Art, for an in-gallery conversation exploring the University of Maryland Art Gallery's recent acquisition of the drawing Village Lane by Maurice de Vlaminck (France, 1876-1958). Following the talk, all attendees are invited to reflect on the discussion at our Coffee Happy Hour in the Art-Sociology Bldg. Atrium. Coffee will be provided by craft coffee brewers Lost Sock Roasters. This talk is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.

Date: November 14, 2017

Gallery Talk: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Coffee Happy Hour: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: University of Maryland Art Gallery

Admission: Free

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PAST EVENTS

GALLERY TALK

Join assistant director Taras W. Matla for an in-gallery conversation exploring the Gallery's fall exhibition Laid, Placed, and Arranged. This talk is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.

Date: September 27, 2017

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Location: University of Maryland Art Gallery

Admission: Free

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GALLERY TALK &

COFFEE HAPPY HOUR

Join assistant director Taras W. Matla for an in-gallery conversation exploring the Gallery's fall exhibition Laid, Placed, and Arranged. Following the talk, all attendees are invited to reflect on the exhibition at our inaugural Coffee Happy Hour in the Art-Sociology Bldg. Atrium. Coffee will be provided by craft coffee brewers Lost Sock Roasters. This talk is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.

Date: October 17, 2017

Gallery Talk: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Coffee Happy Hour: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: University of Maryland Art Gallery

Admission: Free

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LECTURE

This year's Visiting Artist Lecture/Project (VAL/P) participant is Oklahoma-based artist Rachel Hayes, a Tulsa Artist Fellow and recipient of the 2016 Joan Mitchell Foundation Award for Painters and Sculptors. Hayes will deliver a lecture, as well as conduct student studio visits and tour the UMD campus in order to identify potential sites for a student-centric, site-specific artwork that will be installed in spring of 2018. VAL/P is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.

Date: October 25, 2017

Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Location: University of Maryland Art Gallery

Admission: Free

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PANEL

Join artists Hiroyuki Hamada, Francie Hester, Ellington Robinson, and Wilfredo Valladares, along with exhibition curator and moderator Taras W. Matla, as they discuss their contributions to the exhibition Laid, Placed, and Arranged, on view now through December 8, 2017, at the University of Maryland Art Gallery. This panel discussion is in collaboration with The Phillips Collection and its ongoing series Creative Voices DC. Financial support provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund and a generous grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.

Date: November 9, 2017

Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Location: University of Maryland Center for Art and Knowledge at The Phillips Collection